Sale reports / Iowa / Bloomfield Livestock Auction / 2026-01-14

Bloomfield Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Bloomfield, Iowa · Wed, Jan 14
● Final41 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2162
Receipts
2,235 head
▲ 1,204 vs last sale 1,031▼ 555 vs year ago 2,790 · −19.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Last reported sale was more than four weeks ago, therefore a market trend is not applicable. Demand was moderate to good today with active internet bidding. Supply was heavy and comprised of several load lots. Three consignors brought nearly 700 head of cattle today.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $466.85/cwt on 227 head. That ranks 7 of 12 comparable sales and sits −0.16 against this barn's trailing median of $467.01.
Average price
$466.85
227 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,641
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$315
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.08
vs IA average
−5.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572474.612,716174
Medium and Large 1-2544441.352,40153
One grade step is worth $33.26/cwt here — about $315 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale227 hd
466.85
—
IA average9 barns · 1,953 hd
466.77
+0.08
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−5.13
This barn, trailing median12 sales
467.01
−0.16
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

12 sales
528480432385median 467.0103/1104/2206/0309/1610/21
Steers 500–600 lb: high $513.77, low $398.68, median $467.01 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Every lot

41 lots · USDA AMS · Bloomfield Livestock Feeder Cattle - Bloomfield, IA
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned388505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9595
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426548.00/cwt535.00–555.002,33415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485472.10/cwt460.00–485.002,29029
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1486535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,6009
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524461.98/cwt450.00–465.002,42125
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545491.41/cwt486.00–498.002,67842
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned556395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,1967
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564432.25/cwt425.00–455.002,43821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581469.27/cwt457.00–485.002,726132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614377.47/cwt360.00–390.002,31819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622431.78/cwt426.50–438.002,68678
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2671382.50/cwt382.50–382.502,56710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672412.16/cwt389.00–426.002,770148
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722387.14/cwt363.00–396.002,795327
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728338.96/cwt330.00–350.002,46819
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Unweaned772329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,54028
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1792359.99/cwt356.50–362.252,851188
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1801361.50/cwt361.50–361.502,89658
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1886351.58/cwt320.00–353.003,11568
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1953328.75/cwt328.75–328.753,13362
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,067313.00/cwt313.00–313.003,34048
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6178
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2449400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7965
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy452460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470383.05/cwt380.00–390.001,80010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474428.82/cwt405.00–435.002,03342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533400.15/cwt387.50–407.502,133140
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570363.22/cwt340.00–370.002,07027
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1589396.92/cwt395.00–398.002,33825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620389.34/cwt385.00–397.002,414166
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9658
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned637328.40/cwt320.00–335.002,0929
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy659391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,57723
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1487
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685360.05/cwt354.00–370.002,46618
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1702345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,42261
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy710425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,01815
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned747305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,27831
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1314
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,71044
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1744305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2695

This sale against other markets

Iowa weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Iowa auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.